Applications for the Seed Funding for Africa Europe Youth Cooperation are now open.

The Seed Funding for Africa Europe Youth Cooperation is a grant allocation intended to promote Africa Europe youth exchanges, networking and political participation of non-state actors. It aims at funding initiatives which provides the possibility for youth leaders, youth workers, experts and trainers to participate in Euro African Youth activities and youth exchanges projects. The grants are of a maximum 2000 € per project/organisation.

The seed funding aims to strengthen the role of young organisations as civil society actors and youth (leaders) ability to organise and take action as well as strengthen young people’s political participation in Euro-African cooperation.

This Fund is part of the Africa Europe Youth Cooperation programme and implemented through the Joint Management Agreement between the North-South Centre and the European Commission (EuropeAid).

For more information and to apply, please consult the presentation and application form.

Deadlines for submission of application

For projects to be implemented during the period 1 January – 30 April 2011 the deadline for submission of applications is 6 December 2010.

For projects to be implemented during the period 1 May – 31 October 2011 the deadline for submission of applications is 31 January 2011.

The application is sent to e-mail address: nsc.africaeurope-youthsummit@coe.int or fax no: +351 213 584072

The same documentation is also available in the website of the North-South Centre www.nscentre.org